Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency
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The Lok Sabha constituency Chennai South is one of three constituencies in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 3 of 39. It was formerly known as Madras South. It was created in 1957 through bifurcation of Madras Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the most populous parliamentary constituencies in South India.
Quick Facts Constituency details, Country ...
Chennai South | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Assembly constituencies | Virugampakkam Saidapet Thiyagarayanagar Mylapore Velachery Shozhinganallur |
Established | 1957–present |
Total electors | 21,83,315[1] |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
17th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | DMK |
Elected year | 2019 Lok Sabha election |
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After 2009
After delimitation, Chennai South consists of following constituencies
More information Constituency number, Name ...
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | |
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22. | Virugampakkam | None | Chennai | DMK | |
23. | Saidapet | None | DMK | ||
24. | Thiyagarayanagar | None | DMK | ||
25. | Mylapore | None | DMK | ||
26. | Velachery | None | INC | ||
27. | Shozhinganallur | None | DMK |
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Before 2009
Chennai South Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
More information Year, Winner ...
Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | |
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1957 | T. T. Krishnamachari | Indian National Congress | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | IND | |
1962 | Nanjil K. Manoharan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC | |
1967 | C. N. Annadurai | K. Gurumurti | INC | ||
1967 (by-election) | Murasoli Maran | C. R. Ramaswamy | INC | ||
1971 | Murasoli Maran | Narasimhan | SWA | ||
1977 | R. Venkataraman | Indian National Congress | Murasoli Maran | DMK | |
1980 | Indian National Congress | E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath | AIADMK | ||
1984 | Vyjayanthimala Bali | Indian National Congress | Era. Sezhiyan | JNP | |
1989 | Aladi Aruna | DMK | |||
1991 | R. Sridharan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | T. R. Baalu | DMK | |
1996 | T. R. Baalu | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | H. Ganesham | AIADMK | |
1998 | Jana Krishnamurthy | BJP | |||
1999 | V. Dhandayuthapani | INC | |||
2004 | Bader Sayeed | AIADMK | |||
2009 | C. Rajendran | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | R. S. Bharathy | DMK | |
2014 | J. Jayavardhan | T. K. S. Elangovan | DMK | ||
2019 | Thamizhachi Thangapandian[3] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayavardhan | AIADMK | |
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More information Vote share of Winning candidates ...
Vote share of Winning candidates | ||||
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2019 | 50.28% | |||
2014 | 41.34% | |||
2009 | 42.38% | |||
2004 | 60.41% | |||
1999 | 60.03% | |||
1998 | 48.17% | |||
1996 | 61.97% | |||
1991 | 56.66% | |||
1989 | 53.91% | |||
1984 | 51.92% | |||
1980 | 60.34% | |||
1977 | 50.79% | |||
1971 | 52.09% | |||
By-Election 1967 | % | |||
1967 | 59.38% | |||
1962 | 44.73% | |||
1957 | 45.93% | |||
1951 | 40.66% |
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General Elections 2024
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Thamizhachi Thangapandian | ||||
AIADMK | J. Jayavardhan | ||||
BJP | Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan | ||||
NTK | S. Tamilselvi | ||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Margin of victory | - | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing | ||||
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General Elections 2019
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Thamizhachi Thangapandian | 564,872 | 50.28% | 21.84% | |
AIADMK | Dr. J. Jayavardhan | 3,02,649 | 26.94% | -14.40% | |
MNM | R. Rangarajan | 1,35,465 | 12.06% | ||
NTK | A. J. Sherine | 50,222 | 4.47% | ||
Independent | Dr. E. Subaya (A) Esakki Subaya | 29,522 | 2.63% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 16,891 | 1.50% | -0.42% | |
Margin of victory | 2,62,223 | 23.34% | 10.44% | ||
Turnout | 11,23,410 | 56.92% | -1.61% | ||
Registered electors | 19,73,533 | 9.90% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 8.94% | |||
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General Elections 2014
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | Dr. J. Jayavardhan | 434,540 | 41.34% | -1.04% | |
DMK | T. K. S. Elangovan | 2,98,965 | 28.44% | -9.42% | |
BJP | La. Ganesan | 2,58,262 | 24.57% | 18.67% | |
INC | S. V. Ramani | 24,276 | 2.31% | ||
NOTA | None Of The Above | 20,229 | 1.92% | ||
AAP | V. S. Chandirakumar | 17,208 | 1.64% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,35,575 | 12.90% | 8.37% | ||
Turnout | 10,51,180 | 58.54% | -4.12% | ||
Registered electors | 17,95,776 | 54.53% | |||
AIADMK hold | Swing | -1.04% | |||
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General Elections 2009
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | C. Rajendran | 308,567 | 42.38% | 5.59% | |
DMK | R. S. Bharathy | 2,75,632 | 37.86% | -22.56% | |
DMDK | V. Gopinath | 67,291 | 9.24% | ||
BJP | La. Ganesan | 42,925 | 5.90% | ||
Independent | E. Sarath Babu | 15,885 | 2.18% | ||
Margin of victory | 32,935 | 4.52% | -19.10% | ||
Turnout | 11,62,062 | 62.66% | 14.73% | ||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.00% | |||
Registered electors | 7,28,092 | -40.40% | |||
AIADMK gain from DMK | Swing | -18.03% | |||
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General Elections 2004
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | T. R. Baalu | 564,578 | 60.41% | 0.38% | |
AIADMK | Bader Sayeed | 3,43,838 | 36.79% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,20,740 | 23.62% | -2.03% | ||
Turnout | 9,34,548 | 47.93% | 2.77% | ||
Rejected ballots | 29 | 0.00% | |||
Registered electors | 19,49,904 | -5.99% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | 0.38% | |||
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General Elections 1999
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | T. R. Baalu | 562,221 | 60.03% | -1.93% | |
INC | V. Dhandayuthapani | 3,22,037 | 34.39% | ||
TMC(M) | Muktha V. Srinivasan | 38,700 | 4.13% | ||
Independent | M. Raja | 4,309 | 0.46% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,40,184 | 25.65% | -13.37% | ||
Turnout | 9,36,522 | 45.15% | -11.13% | ||
Registered electors | 20,74,130 | 7.09% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -1.93% | |||
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General Elections 1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | T. R. Baalu | 432,913 | 48.17% | ||
BJP | Jana Krishnamurthi | 4,12,899 | 45.94% | ||
INC | M. P. Subramanyam | 44,549 | 4.96% | ||
Margin of victory | 20,014 | 2.23% | -36.79% | ||
Turnout | 8,98,798 | 47.35% | -8.94% | ||
Registered electors | 19,36,771 | 23.14% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -13.80% | |||
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General Elections 1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | T. R. Baalu | 538,697 | 61.97% | 27.31% | |
AIADMK | H. Ganesham | 1,99,516 | 22.95% | -33.71% | |
Independent | Asha Menon @ Revathi | 42,906 | 4.94% | ||
BJP | V. Maitreyan | 34,356 | 3.95% | -0.04% | |
MDMK | R. Senguttuvan | 29,838 | 3.43% | ||
PMK | K. V. Sivaraman | 13,540 | 1.56% | ||
Margin of victory | 3,39,181 | 39.02% | 17.01% | ||
Turnout | 8,69,334 | 56.28% | 3.10% | ||
Registered electors | 15,72,764 | 11.50% | |||
DMK gain from AIADMK | Swing | 5.30% | |||
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General Elections 1991
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIADMK | R. Sridharan | 418,493 | 56.66% | ||
DMK | T. R. Baalu | 2,55,965 | 34.66% | -4.04% | |
BJP | R. S. Narayanaswami | 29,480 | 3.99% | ||
PMK | K. V. Sivaraman | 19,840 | 2.69% | ||
JP | H. V. Hande | 7,662 | 1.04% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,62,528 | 22.01% | 6.79% | ||
Turnout | 7,38,558 | 53.19% | -6.53% | ||
Registered electors | 14,10,540 | 0.91% | |||
AIADMK gain from INC | Swing | 2.75% | |||
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General Elections 1989
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Vyjayanthimala | 445,864 | 53.91% | 1.99% | |
DMK | Aladi Aruna | 3,20,020 | 38.70% | ||
Independent | Ayilam Panchapakesa Venkateswaran | 24,967 | 3.02% | ||
PMK | V. Sivaraman Alias Saidai K. V. Siva | 22,234 | 2.69% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,25,844 | 15.22% | 7.80% | ||
Turnout | 8,27,014 | 59.72% | -6.12% | ||
Registered electors | 13,97,773 | 37.20% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 1.99% | |||
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General Elections 1984
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Vyjayanthimala | 336,353 | 51.92% | ||
JP | Era Sezhiyan | 2,88,336 | 44.51% | ||
Independent | V. Kulothungacholan | 3,173 | 0.49% | ||
Independent | M. Madhavan | 2,999 | 0.46% | ||
Independent | Era Kulasekaran | 2,908 | 0.45% | ||
Margin of victory | 48,017 | 7.41% | -14.67% | ||
Turnout | 6,47,851 | 65.84% | -2.25% | ||
Registered electors | 10,18,795 | 25.49% | |||
INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | -8.42% | |||
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General Elections 1980
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC(I) | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 328,836 | 60.34% | ||
AIADMK | E. V. K. Sulochana Sampath | 2,08,474 | 38.25% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,20,362 | 22.09% | 18.96% | ||
Turnout | 5,44,980 | 68.09% | 9.37% | ||
Registered electors | 8,11,849 | -0.86% | |||
INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | 9.55% | |||
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General Elections 1977
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | 241,033 | 50.79% | ||
DMK | Murasoli Maran | 2,26,204 | 47.66% | -4.42% | |
Independent | S. Srinivasan | 2,676 | 0.56% | ||
Margin of victory | 14,829 | 3.12% | -1.05% | ||
Turnout | 4,74,577 | 58.72% | -8.60% | ||
Registered electors | 8,18,878 | 10.41% | |||
INC gain from DMK | Swing | -1.30% | |||
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General Elections 1971
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Murasoli Maran | 253,626 | 52.09% | -7.30% | |
SWA | Nara Simhan | 2,33,285 | 47.91% | ||
Margin of victory | 20,341 | 4.18% | -15.44% | ||
Turnout | 4,86,911 | 67.32% | -6.29% | ||
Registered electors | 7,41,660 | 28.98% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | -7.30% | |||
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General Elections 1967
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | C. N. Annadurai | 248,099 | 59.38% | 14.65% | |
INC | K. Gurumurti | 1,66,121 | 39.76% | 13.33% | |
ABJS | R. M. A. Chettiar | 2,601 | 0.62% | ||
Margin of victory | 81,978 | 19.62% | 1.32% | ||
Turnout | 4,17,783 | 73.60% | 2.00% | ||
Registered electors | 5,75,015 | 18.14% | |||
DMK hold | Swing | 14.65% | |||
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General Elections 1962
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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DMK | Nanjil K. Manoharan | 151,917 | 44.73% | ||
INC | C. R. Ramaswamy | 89,771 | 26.43% | -19.50% | |
TNP | E. V. K. Sampath | 63,768 | 18.78% | ||
Independent | M. Ganapathy | 34,169 | 10.06% | ||
Margin of victory | 62,146 | 18.30% | 12.59% | ||
Turnout | 3,39,625 | 71.61% | 34.07% | ||
Registered electors | 4,86,728 | 3.12% | |||
DMK gain from INC | Swing | -1.20% | |||
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General Elections 1957
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | T. T. Krishnamachari | 81,390 | 45.93% | 5.28% | |
Independent | P. Balasubramania Mudaliar | 71,284 | 40.23% | ||
Independent | H. D. Rajah | 24,516 | 13.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 10,106 | 5.70% | -2.58% | ||
Turnout | 1,77,190 | 37.54% | -15.36% | ||
Registered electors | 4,72,017 | 27.81% | |||
INC hold | Swing | 5.28% | |||
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General Elections 1951
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | T. T. Krishnamachari | 79,431 | 40.66% | 40.66% | |
Justice Party | Dr. Balasubramanyam | 63,254 | 32.38% | ||
SP | Srinivasa Ramanujan | 16,835 | 8.62% | ||
Independent | Krishna Pillai | 10,555 | 5.40% | ||
All India Republican Party | Ramanathan | 9,535 | 4.88% | ||
KMPP | Achar | 7,252 | 3.71% | ||
Independent | Ramanathan Chettiar | 5,953 | 3.05% | ||
HM | Srinivasa Iyer | 2,555 | 1.31% | ||
Margin of victory | 16,177 | 8.28% | |||
Turnout | 1,95,370 | 52.90% | |||
Registered electors | 3,69,299 | 0.00% | |||
INC win (new seat) |
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